Speaking of rematches, Shawn Michaels and Ric Flair go at it, this time seeking to settle the score. Finally, we have a huge 8 man tag match, with teams captained by Triple H and Randy Orton.
This article reviews the professional wrestling event Backlash 2008, which took place on April 27, 2008 at 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The main matches were Edge challenging Undertaker for the Smackdown World Title, Shawn Michaels and Ric Flair seeking to settle the score, and an 8 man tag team match between teams captained by Triple H and Randy Orton. The article also mentions that the commentator team included Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, Michael Cole, Mick Foley, Tazz, and Mike Adamle, and that the attendence was 11,277. Wrestlemania, Wrestlingrumors.net The referee is oblivious and Hardy has to break it himself. The Playmaker finishes it off.
Four weeks after Wrestlemania, the Raw after-show featured a 4-man elimination match between John Cena, Randy Orton, HHH, and JBL. The opening video recapped the previous matches, and Mick Foley replaced Coach on commentary. The US Title match pitted Matt Hardy against MVP, with MVP emerging victorious with the Playmaker. WWE Raw, Matt Hardy MVP looked good here and I’m happy to see him get a good match out of Matt.
MVP and Matt had a hard-hitting match with Matt having to fight from behind for a majority of the match. The match ended with Matt getting the win and the title with a Twist of Fate. MVP looked good in the match and the overall match was rated as “B”. Professional Wrestling Side Effect He takes Chavo up top for a superplex and grabs a chair from Neely, which draws the DQ at 7:20.
Matt Hardy defeated MVP to win the United States Championship at ECW Title: Kane vs. Chavo Guerrero. Hardy celebrated his win by proclaiming he was better than MVP. Chavo Guerrero was disqualified due to interference from Bam Neely. [ECW] [Matt Hardy] Kane was a long, plodding match that saw Kane retain the title via a Chokeslam. Kane limped around but still proved to be too much for Chavo Guerrero, who had help from the referee. Randy Orton remains confident that he will retain the title against three challengers.
Randy Orton is confident he will retain the WWE Championship despite facing three challengers. Kane defeated Chavo Guerrero in a long, plodding match, using a Chokeslam to retain his title. Despite help from the referee, Chavo was no match for Kane, who limped around but still proved to be too much. WWE and WWE News provide more coverage of the situation. A short match, but it was about what it should have been.
This match between Big Show and Khali was slow-paced and predictable, with Khali relying heavily on standing still. Big Show got the eventual pin after a chokeslam. Overall, it was about what could have been expected. [Hyperlink 1](https://www.wwe.com/superstars/the-big-show) [Hyperlink 2](https://www.wwe.com/superstars/the-great-khali) He follows up with a flurry of chops and an elbowdrop. Batista comes back with some hard shots and some power moves, including a belly to back suplex. Shawn flips out of the Batista Bomb and they trade some nearfalls. Batista regains control and hits a spinebuster for two. Shawn’s comeback is cut off by a Batista spinebuster and a Batista Bomb for the win.
John Cena and Randy Orton had a heated exchange in the main event, while Batista won a match against Shawn Michaels with the help of Chris Jericho as guest referee. Hyperlinks: [John Cena](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cena), [Randy Orton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Orton). Batista and Shawn Michaels engage in a heated match-up, with Batista overpowering Shawn with a Samoan drop and clothesline. Shawn counters Batista Bomb with a Crossface but Batista powers out. Batista hits a side slam and spear, but Shawn counters with a top rope elbow. Batista counters with a one-armed spinebuster and attempts a Batista Bomb, but Shawn injures his knee on the landing. [Hyperlink 1: Crossface](www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2020/0421/660594/shawn-michaels-discusses-his-favorite-submission-move/) [Hyperlink 2: Batista Bomb](www.sportingnews.com/wwe/news/batista-bomb-definition-explained/1gf2r9vmzs3ri1h6r3bb5i6jif/) Michelle comes back with the jawbreaker and everything breaks down from there. Off to a bunch of rolling around and the faces clean house. Melina dumps Kelly for the hot tag to Maria, sending Layla out to the floor in the process. Maria grabs a bridging rollup for two on Layla and it’s time for the big explosion. Melina and Victoria are the only ones left in the ring and Melina suplexes Maria for the pin at 7:13.
The match between Batista and Shawn Michaels ended with Shawn pinning Batista after a superkick. Shawn then claims to have a banged up knee and is helped to the back by officials. HHH and Randy Orton then have their own psych out session. The Divas match saw Beth Phoenix shoving Michelle McCool down early, then all the Divas getting involved leading to a pin from Melina on Maria after a suplex. [Link 1](http://www.example.com/batista-vs-shawn) [Link 2](http://www.example.com/divas-match) This was a squash match between six female wrestlers on Smackdown. Michelle, Phoenix, Melina, Mickie, Victoria and Ashley all battled for less than seven minutes, ending with Beth Phoenix getting the win with a release fisherman’s suplex. Two hyperlinks: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YcXs2nyjdY] (Smackdown Wrestlers Squash Match) and [https://www.cagematch.net/?id=9&nr=11391] (Match Results).
Six female wrestlers competed in a squash match on Smackdown, with Beth Phoenix getting the win after less than seven minutes with a release fisherman’s suplex. The match was hampered by limited time and the lack of better storyline material for the Smackdown female wrestlers. [Smackdown Wrestlers Squash Match](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YcXs2nyjdY) and [Match Results](https://www.cagematch.net/?id=9&nr=11391). Undertaker took the Smackdown World Title from Edge, but Vickie Guerrero has set up a rematch. Vickie was successful in selling this story by putting Undertaker through a series of opponents on his way to the rematch. Two of these opponents were Edge and Undertaker, who exchanged punches, grapples and dropped kicks in the ring.
The Undertaker and Edge faced off in a match for the World Heavyweight Championship. Undertaker won the match by applying a triangle choke. The match was good, but not as good as their Wrestlemania match. It is expected that the rivalry between the two will continue, with Vickie Guerrero likely prolonging it. [Edge vs Undertaker at Wrestlemania](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pO4ELEEKls) [Undertaker vs Edge for World Heavyweight Championship](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwaxVzaEJU4) JBL and HHH go at it and HHH tosses JBL to the outside. Orton looks for the belt but HHH knocks it away. This match sets up a 4-way elimination match for the Raw World Title with Randy Orton defending against JBL, John Cena and Triple H. After the Big Match Intros, JBL and HHH begin to brawl while Orton attempts to secure the title. However, he is stopped by HHH and Cena, who then begin to fight each other. John Cena, Randy Orton and John “Bradshaw” Layfield face off in a 3-Way Match, with Orton eventually scoring the pinfall win over Cena. HHH and Orton battle for the duration after with HHH avoiding an RKO and getting the pinfall with a backdrop. Orton selling and brawling. It was a good idea to go with Orton and the nearly fifteen minute match was interesting enough, but it lost steam in the middle and the ending was weird. It was certainly a “they’re wrestling” match instead of anything memorable, so it was more of a show than anything else. Interesting, but not great.
Randy Orton and Triple H battled in a 15-minute match with brawling and selling. Orton reversed a whip into the steps and HHH went over the barricade. Orton’s backbreaker got two and HHH eventually fought out of the chinlock. HHH hit a running clothesline and tried for a Pedigree, but Orton countered and got two from an RKO. The Punt, RKO and Pedigree all missed before the Pedigree connected, making HHH the champion again. The match was interesting, but not great, earning a rating of B-. com/sharer/sharer.php?u=http://www.example.com” target=”_blank”>on Facebook and on Twitter.
Randy Orton defeated John Cena and JBL in a three-way match to win the WWE Championship in a surprise title change. The first part of the match was entertaining but the match became dull once it reached two competitors. The show was unique as there was good action with some title changes, but it did not feel like a major event. The action was worth seeing and nothing was too bad. net/tommyhall/review-backlash-2008-hidden-gem-territory/”>WrestlingRumors.net. Thomas Hall reviews the 2008 ‘Backlash’ PPV, which he highlights as a “hidden gem” in professional wrestling. Read the full review and find more wrestling content on WrestlingRumors.net and follow it Thomas Hall reviews the 2008 ‘Backlash’ PPV, which he highlights as a “hidden gem” in professional wrestling. Read his full review and find more wrestling content on WrestlingRumors.net and follow it on Facebook. Backlash 2008 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event in which WWE champion Triple H successfully defended his title against Randy Orton. The event also featured a fatal four-way match for the World Heavyweight Championship and matches from other WWE superstars. Despite being overshadowed by WrestleMania 24, Backlash was considered a hidden gem in professional wrestling territory. [Hyperlink 1: Read more about Backlash 2008](https://www.wrestling-edge.com/tommyhall/review-backlash-2008-hidden-gem-territory/) [Hyperlink 2: Learn more about WWE Champions](https://www.wwe.com/classics/title-history/wwe-champions) At Backlash 2008, WWE champion Triple H defended his title against Randy Orton and a fatal four-way match for the World Heavyweight Championship took place. Despite being overshadowed by WrestleMania 24, Backlash was considered a hidden gem in professional wrestling territory.